Meet the editors

Antonella Petrillo, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Engineering, University of Naples "Parthenope," Italy. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cassino, Italy. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis, industrial plants, logistics, manufacturing, and safety. She serves as an associate editor for the *International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process*. She is a member of AHP

Academy and several editorial boards.

Fabio De Felice, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Engineering, University of Naples "Parthenope," Italy. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy. His current research focuses on multi-criteria decision-making analysis (with emphasis on AHP and ANP) and industrial, project, and supply chain management. Currently, he serves as a member of the Scientific

Advisory Committee of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (ISAHP). He is the founder of AHP Academy, which promotes the diffusion of the culture and methodologies of decision making, with reference to those based on the analytic hierarchy process. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international organizations and journals and has authored/co-authored numerous articles in the areas of decision science and business management.

Contents

and Sustainable Perspectives

Technology "Slumping Method" *by Akira Shinozaki and Junpei Kinoshita*

Approach (Endpoint)

*by Fabio De Felice and Antonella Petrillo*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 11**

**Chapter 3 27**

**Chapter 4 49**

**Chapter 5 69**

**Chapter 6 93**

Precision Polishing Techniques for Metal Molding Dies and Glass Forming

Product Lifecycle: Social and Political Reflections from the Digital

Life Cycle Assessment of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) Using both Problem Oriented (Midpoint) Approach and Damage Oriented

Fostering Education for Circular Economy through Life Cycle Thinking

An Innovative Visualization Tool to Boost and Monitor Circular Economy:

*by Rikardo Minguez, Erlantz Lizundia, Maider Iturrondobeitia,* 

An Overview of Its Applications at Different Industrial Sectors

*by Busola D. Olagunju and Oludolapo A. Olanrewaju*

*Ortzi Akizu-Gardoki and Estibaliz Saez-de-Camara*

Understanding the Stages of the Product Life Cycle

*by Augusto Bianchini and Jessica Rossi*

*by Chinonso Kenneth Udokporo*
